Preparing to Upgrade

Prior to upgrading Hortonworks Cybersecurity Platform (HCP), you must back up your
configuration and stop all Metron services.

Back up Your ConfigurationThe Hortonworks Cybersecurity Platform (HCP) upgrade uses the default configuration for the new Metron version. If you made any changes to the Metron configuration in the previous version, you must back up your old configuration so you can incorporate those changes into the new Metron configuration. You will also need to re-enter values for the Metron properties in Ambari.